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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Story about how family drama affects a teenager and the lies adults tell kids and each other. I thought it had great observations and was a well written story. The reveals were done well. There was also a lot about the differences between left wing educated wealthy and the poor they purport to care about. I wasn't too keen on the ending. I loved the characters Vittoria and Guiliana.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
in my humble opinion there is a direct correlation between the length and the quality of elena ferrante's books, proven once again by the fact that this is definitely her second best work, after of course the neapolitan novels. while nothing can live up to the latter, this one is pretty incredible too. did not fully like the ending but otherwise a nearly perfect book. she said being a teenager is confusing and messy but being an adult is even more so and i felt that.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a pior coisa que vc pode fazer pra uma criança é alimentar a curiosidade escondendo as coisas dela
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“I'm not wise, but I read a lot of novels.”
“I realized she wanted many things at the same time, and that kept her in a permanent state of dissatisfaction.”
“I feel ugly, like I’m a bad person, and yet I’d like to be loved.”
“...the dead are objects that have broken, a television, the radio, the mixer, and the best thing is to remember them as they were when they were working, because the only acceptable tomb is memory.”
Beautiful, painful, omw to read any and every Ferrante book I can get my grubby paws on.
“I realized she wanted many things at the same time, and that kept her in a permanent state of dissatisfaction.”
“I feel ugly, like I’m a bad person, and yet I’d like to be loved.”
“...the dead are objects that have broken, a television, the radio, the mixer, and the best thing is to remember them as they were when they were working, because the only acceptable tomb is memory.”
Beautiful, painful, omw to read any and every Ferrante book I can get my grubby paws on.